- Written in 1939, “Perfidia” (Treachery) is a Spanish song about a man whose lover has left him.
- First recorded in 1940, the song helped launch the Dominguez’s career. The song was also famously used in the film, Casablanca (1942). It continues to regularly appear in popular culture and has been recorded numerous times by many well-known singers.
- You can read the lyrics for Perfidia here, both in Spanish and an English translation.
- The rhythm of the song is a Cuban/ Mexican bolero.1
Sources
- Notes in accompanying booklet, The Latin Album performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Keith Lockhart, RCA 63717, 2000, compact disc.
Cut IDs
26459